casar

to marry

casar(kah-sahr)

transitive verb

1. (to join in marriage)

a. to marry

El cura casó a la pareja en una bonita ceremonia.

The priest married the couple in a beautiful ceremony.

2. (to give in marriage)

a. to marry off

Ya han casado a todas sus hijas.

They have married off all their daughters.

3. (to join)

a. to fit together

Para completar el puzle, tienes que casar todas las piezas.

To complete the puzzle, you have to fit together all the pieces.

b. to match up

Procura que casen los dibujos del papel pintado cuando lo pegues.

Try to match up the patterns in the wallpaper when you stick it up.

intransitive verb

4. (to marry; used with "con")

a. to marry

Casó con una chica de familia humilde.

He married a girl from a humble family.

5. (to match together)

a. to fit together

Las piezas del armario no casan.

The pieces of the wardrobe don't fit together.

b. to match up

Los dibujos de la tela tienen que casar antes de coser las dos partes.

The pattern on the fabric needs to match up before sewing the pieces together.

6. (to be harmonious)

a. to go together

El color del sofá no casa con la pintura de las paredes.

The color of the sofa and the paint on the walls don't go together.

casarse

pronominal verb

7. (to wed)

a. to get married

Se casaron por lo civil en el ayuntamiento.

They got married in a civil ceremony at the town hall.

b. to marry

La pareja se casó en secreto.

The couple married secretly.

8. (to wed; used with "con")

a. to marry

Se casó con su novio de siempre.

She married her long-time boyfriend.

b. to get married

¿Sabes si Nacho piensa casarse?

Do you know if Nacho is thinking of getting married?

casar

transitive verb

1. (en matrimonio)

a. to marry

2. (unir)

a. to fit together

intransitive verb

3. (general)

a. to match

pronominal verb

4. (general)

a. to get married

casarse por la iglesiato have a church wedding

casarse por lo civilto have a registry office wedding, civil wedding

5. (fig)

a.

no se casa con nadiehe doesn't take sides

Copyright © 2006 Harrap Publishers Limited

casar

transitive verb

1 (unir en matrimonio) to marry

los casó el cura del pueblo they were married by the village priest

2 (dar en matrimonio) to marry off

casará a su hija el mes próximo

ya ha casado a todas sus hijas she's married off all her daughters

3 (hacer coincidir) to match up

casa los estampados antes de coser las telas match up the patterns before sewing the pieces together

casa los calcetines antes de tenderlos

4 (Tipografía) to impose

intransitive verb

1 (armonizar)

estas dos piezas casan perfectamente these two pieces go together o fit together perfectly; hay una serie de datos que no casan there are a number of details that don't tally o match up; sus dos declaraciones no casan her two statements do not match up o tally; casar con algo: el color de la alfombra no casa con el del sofá the colour of the carpet doesn't go with that of the sofa; mis noticias no casan con las tuyas the news I have doesn't tally with o match yours; tanta modestia no casa con sus ansias de poder such modesty doesn't go with o tally with his craving for power

2 (contraer matrimonio)

casó con una chica del pueblo he married o he got married to a girl from the town

pronominal verb

casarse to marry; get married

¿cuándo te casas? when are you getting married?; se casó con una italiana he married an Italian woman; he got married to an Italian woman

no casarse con nadie

respeta a todo el mundo, pero no se casa con nadie he respects everyone but doesn't side with any of them

el autor cita distintas teorías, pero no se casa con nadie

civil iglesia nupcias penalti